BJP-JD(U) At Dead End? Nitish Skipped PM-Led Niti Aayog Meet, 'Dialled Sonia Gandhi'
2 years, 4 months ago

BJP-JD(U) At Dead End? Nitish Skipped PM-Led Niti Aayog Meet, 'Dialled Sonia Gandhi'

News 18  

By skipping the Niti Aayog meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, Bihar chief minister and Janata Dal supremo Nitish Kumar has steered clear of invites by the BJP-led Union government for the fourth time now since July 17, adding fuel to the buzz over tension between allies. Nitish Kumar on Sunday skipped the Niti Aayog meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi which saw chief ministers of other states in attendance. Follow Bihar BJP-JD News LIVE Updates HERE Sources privy to the developments told News18 that Nitish Kumar had dialled Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi on Sunday and has sought time to meet her. Meanwhile, Top JD sources have told News18 that the alliance with BJP is “at dead end”, adding that the meeting called by CM Nitish Kumar is crucial.

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'No confusion': Bihar deputy CM on Nitish Kumar's leadership, 2025 assembly elections
2 days, 22 hours ago

'No confusion': Bihar deputy CM on Nitish Kumar's leadership, 2025 assembly elections

Hindustan Times  

The NDA will contest the assembly polls in Bihar next year under the leadership of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Deputy Chief Minister and BJP leader Samrat Choudhary said on Sunday. Under the direction of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, the NDA would run in the assembly …

Nitish face of NDA in Bihar elections: JD(U)
6 days, 9 hours ago

Nitish face of NDA in Bihar elections: JD(U)

New Indian Express  

PATNA: The JD on Wednesday said that the NDA would contest the Bihar assembly elections under the leadership of Nitish Kumar, irrespective of what formula was decided for the polls. JD leader and minister Ratnesh Sada said, “Only Nitish Kumar and nobody else will become the CM after the polls.” Another JD leader and Education Minister Sunil Kumar was equally …

Those left out in cabinet expansion to also get chance later: Maharashtra DyCM Ajit Pawar
1 week, 3 days ago

Those left out in cabinet expansion to also get chance later: Maharashtra DyCM Ajit Pawar

New Indian Express  

NAGPUR: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Sunday said the ruling Mahayuti will also give a chance to other legislators, who have not found a place in the current ministry, during this government's tenure. "We will give an opportunity to others also for two-and-a-half years," NCP leader Pawar said addressing a gathering of his party workers in Nagpur before …

Devendra Fadnavis meets PM Modi amid deadlock over Maharashtra cabinet
1 week, 6 days ago

Devendra Fadnavis meets PM Modi amid deadlock over Maharashtra cabinet

Hindustan Times  

Nearly three weeks since winning majority in the Maharashtra assembly elections, the Mahayuti alliance is yet to divide the cabinet portfolios among the three alliance partners - BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP. Days after Devendra Fadnavis took oath as the Chief Minister, he met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Thursday. The meeting comes amid the three parties …

VP Dhankhar lauds Bihar CM Nitish Kumar during central university convocation in Motihari
2 weeks, 3 days ago

VP Dhankhar lauds Bihar CM Nitish Kumar during central university convocation in Motihari

India TV News  

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday attended the second convocation ceremony of Mahatma Gandhi Central University in Bihar's Motihari and praised Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for taking the state to the path of development. VP Dhankhar was talking about 1990 when, in the wake of a severe financial crisis, the Reserve Bank of India had to pledge several tonnes of …

Maharashtra CM swearing-in: PM Modi, Amit Shah, and Union Ministers attend NDA’s show of strength
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Maharashtra CM swearing-in: PM Modi, Amit Shah, and Union Ministers attend NDA’s show of strength

Live Mint  

Maharashtra CM swearing-in witnessed an NDA show of strength as the whole PM Modi government and NDA leaders were spotted at Azad Maidan in Mumbai on Thursday. Shiv Sena Chief Eknath Shinde and Nationalist Congress Party Chief Ajit Pawar took oath as Deputy Chief Ministers of Maharashtra, while BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis was sworn in as the Chief Minister of …

Patna Diary | Nitish may attend Maharashtra swearing-in ceremony
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Patna Diary | Nitish may attend Maharashtra swearing-in ceremony

New Indian Express  

Bihar CM and Janata Dal supremo Nitish Kumar is likely to attend the swearing-in ceremony of the new NDA government in Maharashtra on December 5. Pappu’s man created plot, threatened him Independent MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav is synonymous with controversies. Of late he has landed in trouble after Bihar police claimed that Pappu’s own man created a plot …

Maharashtra govt formation: PM Modi, Amit Shah among key guests for swearing-in event | Check full list
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Maharashtra govt formation: PM Modi, Amit Shah among key guests for swearing-in event | Check full list

India TV News  

The grand swearing-in ceremony scheduled for December 5 at Azad Maidan in Mumbai is set to be a major political event, with key political figures from across India invited to witness the event. The event, which will see the installation of a new Chief Minister, is expected to be attended by a host of political leaders, dignitaries, and notable figures …

BJP appoints Nirmala Sitharaman and ex-Gujarat CM as Maharashtra Legislature party observers
Top News
3 weeks, 1 day ago

BJP appoints Nirmala Sitharaman and ex-Gujarat CM as Maharashtra Legislature party observers

Live Mint  

BJP appointed Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani as central observers for the Maharashtra Legislature party meeting. The development comes two days after NCP chief Ajit Pawar confirmed that the Chief Minister will be from the BJP, with deputy chief ministers from both the NCP and Shiv Sena. Shiv Sena and NCP have elected Eknath …

Maharashtra Govt Formation: BJP's Legislature Party Meeting On Dec 4, All MLAs Asked To Be In Mumbai
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Maharashtra Govt Formation: BJP's Legislature Party Meeting On Dec 4, All MLAs Asked To Be In Mumbai

ABP News  

Maharashtra New CM: The meeting of the Maharashtra BJP Legislature Party to elect their leader will be held on December 4, according to sources. Earlier, a senior BJP leader said the name of Devendra Fadnavis has been finalised as the new chief minister of Maharashtra who will be elected as the legislature party leader in a meeting to be held …

"Already given my unconditional support": Eknath Shinde backs BJP candidate for Maharashtra CM
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3 weeks, 2 days ago

"Already given my unconditional support": Eknath Shinde backs BJP candidate for Maharashtra CM

Op India  

Caretaker Chief Minister and Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde reiterated his full, unconditional support to the chief ministerial candidate in Maharashtra, stating that the people have delivered a historic mandate in favour of the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance. The Chief Minister candidate will be decided tomorrow.” Meanwhile, Nationalist Congress Party Chief Ajit Pawar had earlier clarified that the Chief Minister would …

Maharashtra News: Maharashtra Government To Take Oath On 5th December | ABP News
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Maharashtra News: Maharashtra Government To Take Oath On 5th December | ABP News

ABP News  

In Maharashtra, the suspense over the Chief Minister's post has finally ended. On Saturday, NCP leader Ajit Pawar made a significant statement regarding the CM position, confirming that the next Chief Minister will be from the BJP, while two Deputy Chief Ministers will be from the other ruling Mahayuti alliance partners. Ajit Pawar was in the city to meet 95-year-old …

Maharashtra New CM: Watch Big Updates Of The Hour Only On ABP News | Mahayuti Alliance
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Maharashtra New CM: Watch Big Updates Of The Hour Only On ABP News | Mahayuti Alliance

ABP News  

In Maharashtra, the suspense over the Chief Minister's post has finally ended. On Saturday, NCP leader Ajit Pawar made a significant statement regarding the CM position, confirming that the next Chief Minister will be from the BJP, while two Deputy Chief Ministers will be from the other ruling Mahayuti alliance partners. Ajit Pawar was in the city to meet 95-year-old …

Maharashtra: New CM to be from BJP, Mahayuti allies Shiv Sena and NCP to get deputy CM posts, says Ajit Pawar
Top News
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Maharashtra: New CM to be from BJP, Mahayuti allies Shiv Sena and NCP to get deputy CM posts, says Ajit Pawar

Live Mint  

Nationalist Congress Party chief and Maharashtra caretaker Dy CM Ajit Pawar on Saturday said during a meeting of Mahayuti leaders it was decided that the new chief minister will be from the Bharatiya Janata Party and the remaining two parties – Shiv Sena and NCP – will get Dy CM posts. Ajit Pawar said: "During the meeting it was decided …

Maharashtra CM Shinde Set to Make Big Announcement, Will He Part Ways with NDA?
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Maharashtra CM Shinde Set to Make Big Announcement, Will He Part Ways with NDA?

ABP News  

Despite a landslide victory for the Mahayuti alliance in the Maharashtra Assembly elections, the NDA has yet to announce the name of the next Chief Minister of the state. The opposition parties are continuously claiming that there is internal conflict within the Mahayuti alliance regarding the CM post, which is causing the delay in the announcement. On Friday, November 29, …

Maharashtra CM suspense grows, Eknath Shinde delays Mahayuti meeting, heads to native village
Top News
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Maharashtra CM suspense grows, Eknath Shinde delays Mahayuti meeting, heads to native village

Live Mint  

Maharashtra's caretaker Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, who attended a key meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah late on Thursday, is now travelling to his native village, Dare, in the Satara district in western Maharashtra. His deputies in the outgoing state cabinet — Bharatiya Janata Party leader Devendra Fadnavis and Nationalist Congress Party chief Ajit Pawar — also met the …

Maharashtra government formation highlights: Maharashtra meet ends without decision on CM
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Maharashtra government formation highlights: Maharashtra meet ends without decision on CM

The Hindu  

The meeting at the residence of Amit Shah concluded around midnight. After the two-hour meeting of top Mahayuti leaders at Home Minister Amit Shah’s residence, sources in Mahayuti told The Hindu that ‘nothing had been decided’. Maharashtra ‘caretaker’ Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, his deputies Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on Thursday …

'Good governance wins, united we will soar even higher': PM Modi's first reaction of Maharashtra election win
1 month ago

'Good governance wins, united we will soar even higher': PM Modi's first reaction of Maharashtra election win

Firstpost  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked the people of Maharashtra for the historic mandate and assured that Mahayuti will keep working for progress of the state The continued popularity of PM Modi is not just confined to Maharashtra; it is a national phenomenon. Assembly Elections 2024 Result Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday thanked the people of Maharashtra, especially the youth …

‘Vajpayee liked me a lot, made me CM…Some mistakes happened’, says Nitish Kumar
1 month, 2 weeks ago

‘Vajpayee liked me a lot, made me CM…Some mistakes happened’, says Nitish Kumar

Hindustan Times  

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday recalled his association with former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, adding that the late Bharatiya Janata Party stalwart made him as the CM decades ago. Addressing a rally in Bihar's Arrah, the 73-year-old leader said,"I was a minister in late Atal Bihari Vajpayee ji's government. Nitish Kumar's JD a key NDA ally With …

NDA Meeting: Coordination and Synergy for Assembly Polls in Maharashtra and Jharkhand
1 month, 2 weeks ago

NDA Meeting: Coordination and Synergy for Assembly Polls in Maharashtra and Jharkhand

ABP News  

Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP president JP Nadda held a meeting with Union Ministers to coordinate and synergize their campaign efforts for the assembly polls in Maharashtra and Jharkhand. The meeting included representatives from the NDA's allies, including Chirag Paswan, Jitan Ram Manjhi, RLD's Jayant Chaudhary, and Prataprao Jadhav.

NDA Leaders Meet to Ensure Coordination Ahead of Assembly Elections in Bihar
1 month, 3 weeks ago

NDA Leaders Meet to Ensure Coordination Ahead of Assembly Elections in Bihar

The Hindu  

National Democratic Alliance (NDA) leaders met at the official residence of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to discuss their strategy for the upcoming Assembly election. The NDA leaders agreed to win over 220 seats out of a total 243 in the State Assembly and will fight the election under the leadership of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

BJP to Meet on Tuesday to Decide Bypoll Candidates in UP
2 months ago

BJP to Meet on Tuesday to Decide Bypoll Candidates in UP

ABP News  

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has called a meeting of its NDA allies on Tuesday to decide on the candidates' list for the bypolls on nine assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh. The bypolls will be held in Katehari (Ambedkarnagar), Karhal (Mainpuri), Meerapur (Muzaffarnagar), Ghaziabad, Majhawan (Mirzapur), Sisamau (Kanpur Nagar), Khair (Aligarh), Phulpur (Prayagraj), and Kundarki (Moradabad). The NDA meeting comes …

'NDA Committed To Furthering National Progress, Empowering Poor': PM Modi In Meeting With CMs, Deputy CMs
2 months, 1 week ago

'NDA Committed To Furthering National Progress, Empowering Poor': PM Modi In Meeting With CMs, Deputy CMs

ABP News  

Chandigarh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance is committed to furthering national progress and empowering the poor and downtrodden. The prime minister made the remarks as he chaired a meeting of NDA chief ministers and deputy CMs here, following the swearing-in ceremony of Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini and his ministerial colleagues in Panchkula. …

After facing flak over social media remarks, JDU leader Ashok Chaudhary meets CM Nitish Kumar
3 months ago

After facing flak over social media remarks, JDU leader Ashok Chaudhary meets CM Nitish Kumar

India TV News  

After the uproar created by a post made by Janata Dal-United leader Ashok Chaudhary on social media, the Rural Works Department minister on Tuesday met Chief Minister Nitish Kumar almost for one and a half hour. JDU's chief spokesperson Neeraj Kumar objected to this post of Ashok Chaudhary. Ashok Choudhary sparked controversy after he blamed the Bhumihars, a powerful upper …

Nitish Kumar skipped NITI Aayog meet over refusal of special category status to Bihar: CPI(ML) Liberation leader
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Nitish Kumar skipped NITI Aayog meet over refusal of special category status to Bihar: CPI(ML) Liberation leader

The Hindu  

The Communist Party of India Liberation, a constituent of the INDIA bloc, claimed, that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar skipped the NITI Aayog meeting out of embarrassment over the Centre’s refusal to grant special category status to the State. However, JD leaders were tight-lipped over the absence of Nitish Kumar, the party president, at the NITI Aayog meeting held in …

Nitish skipped NITI Aayog meet over refusal of special category status to Bihar: CPI(ML) L
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Nitish skipped NITI Aayog meet over refusal of special category status to Bihar: CPI(ML) L

New Indian Express  

PATNA: The CPI Liberation, a constituent of the INDIA bloc, has claimed that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar skipped the NITI Aayog meeting out of embarrassment over the Centre's refusal to grant special category status to the state. Mehboob Alam, CPI L leader in the Bihar assembly, said, “I must say that Kumar skipped the meeting out of embarrassment over …

Nitish Kumar Chairs JD(U) Meeting to Discuss Jharkhand Poll Strategy
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Nitish Kumar Chairs JD(U) Meeting to Discuss Jharkhand Poll Strategy

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday chaired a JD meeting to discuss the poll strategy and preparation for the upcoming Assembly polls in Jharkhand. JD's working president and in charge of Jharkhand Sanjay Kumar Jha, Bihar minister Ashok Choudhary, along with Rajya Sabha MP and head of the JD's Jharkhand unit Khiru Mahto, attended the meeting. After …

NITI Aayog’s Governing Council meeting begins under chairmanship of PM Modi
4 months, 4 weeks ago

NITI Aayog’s Governing Council meeting begins under chairmanship of PM Modi

The Hindu  

Making India a developed nation by 2047 is an ambition of every Indian, and States can play an active role in achieving this aim as they are directly connected with the people, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on July 27. Mr. Modi is chairing the 9th Governing Council meeting of NITI Aayog. The Governing Council Meeting is being attended by… …

Bihar CM Nitish, key NDA partner, skips NITI Aayog meeting
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Bihar CM Nitish, key NDA partner, skips NITI Aayog meeting

New Indian Express  

PATNA: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar did not attend the NITI Aayog meeting in New Delhi on Saturday, officials said. The state was represented at the meeting by deputy chief ministers Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha, they said. "This is not the first time that the CM is not attending the NITI Aayog meeting. The council, the apex body …

Telangana CM not to attend NITI Aayog meeting
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Telangana CM not to attend NITI Aayog meeting

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy will not be attending the NITI Aayog meeting to be held in Delhi on July 27 in protest against the Centre allegedly hurting the state's rights and not releasing funds due to it, official sources said on Friday. NITI Aayog meeting would be held on 27th under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra …

PM Modi, BJP top brass discuss strategy
5 months ago

PM Modi, BJP top brass discuss strategy

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Top BJP leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, national president J.P. Nadda, Union ministers Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh, and national general secretary B.L. This will be the first time since the Lok Sabha elections that the BJP top brass will meet with state-level leaders. The BJP leadership also discussed several key organisational issues, including the appointment of …

Nitish Kumar's response on Bihar special status snub: ‘Sab kuch dhire dhire…’
5 months ago

Nitish Kumar's response on Bihar special status snub: ‘Sab kuch dhire dhire…’

Hindustan Times  

After the Narendra Modi government decided to rule against the demands to give special status to Bihar, chief minister and Janata Dal chief Nitish Kumar issued a cryptic response. Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar Kumar, whose JD with 12 Lok Sabha MPs is a key ally of the ruling NDA at the Centre, was asked about the Union government's statement …

Nitish Kumar close confidante and former IAS officer joins JD(U)
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Nitish Kumar close confidante and former IAS officer joins JD(U)

The Hindu  

Former IAS officer and a close confidante of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Manish Kumar Verma, joined Janata Dal in the presence of party national working president Sanjay Jha and State unit president Umesh Kushwaha during a function held at the party office in Patna on July 9. Mr. Verma served as an Additional Adviser to the Chief Minister and a …

Ex-IAS officer Manish Kumar Verma joins Nitish Kumar’s JD (U)
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Ex-IAS officer Manish Kumar Verma joins Nitish Kumar’s JD (U)

Hindustan Times  

PATNA: Manish Kumar Verma, a former Indian Administrative Service officer who was a key aide of Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, on Tuesday joined the state’s ruling Janata Dal in the presence of senior party leaders including the working president Sanjay Jha. Manish Kumar Verma was appointed as a member of the Bihar state disaster management authority after resigning from …

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar chairs JDU National Executive meet
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar chairs JDU National Executive meet

India TV News  

Bihar Chief Minister and JD supremo Nitish Kumar will chair his party's National Executive meeting in the national capital on Saturday. The national executive meeting will be attended by party's all MPs, including union Ministers and JD leaders — Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lallan Singh and Ramnath Thakur and senior leaders from Bihar and other states. On reports that party …

JDU appoints Sanjay Jha as party's new national working president
5 months, 3 weeks ago

JDU appoints Sanjay Jha as party's new national working president

India TV News  

New Delhi: The Janata Dal - JDU on Saturday appointed Sanjay Jha as party's new national executive president. "Two important proposals were passed during party's national executive meeting today. Party's national president CM Nitish Kumar has decided to make Sanjay Jha party's working president. After party's national executive meeting, JD leader KC Tyagi said, ".He has announced in front of …

Nitish Kumar leaves for Delhi to attend JD-U’s national executive meet on Saturday
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Nitish Kumar leaves for Delhi to attend JD-U’s national executive meet on Saturday

Hindustan Times  

Bihar chief minister and Janata Dal president Nitish Kumar on Friday departed for Delhi to attend the national executive meeting of the party, scheduled for Saturday. A senior party leader said that Kumar will also meet party MPs both from the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha before the national executive meeting. The party’s old demand from the Centre for …

Sanjay Jha Likely To Be JDU Executive President | ABP News
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Sanjay Jha Likely To Be JDU Executive President | ABP News

ABP News  

Nitish Kumar left for Delhi on Saturday to attend the JDU national executive meeting scheduled for 11 am tomorrow. According to sources, it is believed that Sanjay Jha might be appointed as the acting national president of the party this time. Sanjay Jha has played a crucial role in separating Nitish Kumar from the India coalition in Bihar and aligning …

Opposition's dig at Nitish Kumar for missing Chandrababu Naidu's swearing-in event
6 months, 1 week ago

Opposition's dig at Nitish Kumar for missing Chandrababu Naidu's swearing-in event

India Today  

Janata Dal leader and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar made headlines by skipping the grand swearing-in ceremony of N Chandrababu Naidu as Andhra Pradesh's Chief Minister in Vijayawada on Wednesday. The star-studded event saw participation from NDA's top brass, but Nitish's absence prompted speculation about his spin around and the unity within the alliance. RJD spokesperson Ejaz Ahmad commented on …

‘Sarkari parivar’: Rahul Gandhi jabs PM Modi, BJP over dynasty politics
6 months, 1 week ago

‘Sarkari parivar’: Rahul Gandhi jabs PM Modi, BJP over dynasty politics

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, so often at the receiving end of the Bharatiya Janata Party's ‘parivarvaad’ jibes, on Tuesday hit out at the ruling party over the induction of several leaders with political background in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's council of ministers. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Gandhi's attack came two days after Prime Minister Modi, along with his ministers, took …

From the India Today archives (2011) | When Nitish Kumar, like Modi, was seen as PM material
6 months, 1 week ago

From the India Today archives (2011) | When Nitish Kumar, like Modi, was seen as PM material

India Today  

When Narendra Modi threw his hat into the ring to become India's next prime minister, he never bargained for the fact that he would stumble on a skull cap. In opinion polls conducted by INDIA TODAY and even other publications, Modi consistently maintains his lead as India's best chief minister and the best possible prime minister in a non-UPA government, …

PM Modi New Cabinet: After Oath Ceremony, New NDA Cabinet Meet Likely To Be Held Today | ABP News
6 months, 2 weeks ago

PM Modi New Cabinet: After Oath Ceremony, New NDA Cabinet Meet Likely To Be Held Today | ABP News

ABP News  

The first Cabinet meeting of the newly inducted National Democratic Alliance government is likely to be held on Monday. Several MPs from within the NDA, including the Bharatiya Janata Party, Telugu Desam Party, Janata Dal, and other allies also took oath as the cabinet ministers. Among the cabinet ministers who took oath included Amit Shah, JP Nadda, Nitin Gadkari, Rajnath …

After PM Modi's Oath, New NDA Cabinet Meet Likely To Be Held Today
6 months, 2 weeks ago

After PM Modi's Oath, New NDA Cabinet Meet Likely To Be Held Today

ABP News  

NDA Cabinet Meeting: The first Cabinet meeting of the newly inducted National Democratic Alliance government is likely to be held on Monday. On PM Modi's third term in office, Rajasthan Minister & BJP leader Rajyavardhan Rathore said, "The country has again shown trust in PM Modi. #WATCH | On PM Modi's third term in office, Rajasthan Minister & BJP leader …

Editors Pick Newsletter | 72-member NDA Ministry takes charge
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Editors Pick Newsletter | 72-member NDA Ministry takes charge

The Hindu  

Narendra Modi took oath for a third successive term as the Prime Minister of India on Sunday, along with 71 other members of his Council of Ministers. The Bharatiya Janata Party fell short of a majority in the Lok Sabha, relying on allies in the National Democratic Alliance who have been given a sizeable representation of 11 portfolios. Kumaraswamy of …

AAP MP Sanjay Singh claims new NDA govt will collapse within year because...
6 months, 2 weeks ago

AAP MP Sanjay Singh claims new NDA govt will collapse within year because...

India TV News  

Reacting to the formation of Modi government 3.0, AAP MP Sanjay Singh on Sunday claimed the new government under Narendra Modi's leadership will collapse in a year. Modi took oath as prime minister on Sunday for a record-equalling third term, heading a 72-member Union Council of Ministers. Along with Modi, senior BJP leaders including Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, Nitin Gadkari, …

Smriti Irani, Anurag Thakur Among Sitting Ministers Who Got Dropped From Modi 3.0 Cabinet
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Smriti Irani, Anurag Thakur Among Sitting Ministers Who Got Dropped From Modi 3.0 Cabinet

News 18  

After the hectic parleys over NDA’s third historic term, BJP leaders, including Smriti Irani and Anurag Thakur, were found notably absent from the finalised Cabinet lineup. Irani, the sitting Women and Child Development Minister, lost the Lok Sabha election from Uttar Pradesh’s Amethi to Congress loyalist Kishori Lal Sharma. Meanwhile, Thakur, who won the general election from Himachal Pradesh’s Hamirpur, …

Modi Cabinet 3.0: BJP allies to get 12 berths; TDP and JD(U) 2 each, others 1 each
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Modi Cabinet 3.0: BJP allies to get 12 berths; TDP and JD(U) 2 each, others 1 each

Hindustan Times  

Two members each from Telugu Desam Party and Janata Dal or JD and one each from eight other National Democratic Alliance constituents will be sworn in as ministers in the new government on Sunday, five days after the Bharatiya Janata Party fell short of the halfway mark of 272 seats in the 543-member Lok Sabha for the first time since …

Ahead of Narendra Modi's oath, Opposition's ominous warning to BJP
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Ahead of Narendra Modi's oath, Opposition's ominous warning to BJP

Hindustan Times  

A day before Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony, several leaders of the INDIA bloc on Saturday cast doubts on the longevity of the BJP-led coalition government. Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee said the Opposition's alliance, which won 234 seats in the Lok Sabha, might stake a claim to form a government in the future. A day after the Lok …

Nitin Gadkari, Piyush Goyal among six ministers from Maharashtra in PM Narendra Modi's government 3.0
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Nitin Gadkari, Piyush Goyal among six ministers from Maharashtra in PM Narendra Modi's government 3.0

India TV News  

Six MPs from Maharashtra were inducted into the Modi 3.0 coalition government, with the Bharatiya Janata Party securing four berths, and allies Shiv Sena and RPI getting one each. Notably, the Nationalist Congress Party led by Ajit Pawar declined the BJP's offer of Minister of State with independent charge, insisting on a cabinet berth for Praful Patel. Among BJP's allies, …

KC Tyagi remembers INDIA snub, claims JD(U) refused ‘Nitish Kumar for PM’ offer
6 months, 2 weeks ago

KC Tyagi remembers INDIA snub, claims JD(U) refused ‘Nitish Kumar for PM’ offer

Hindustan Times  

Those who refused to make Nitish Kumar the national convenor of the INDIA bloc are making offers to appoint him as the prime minister of India, claimed JD leader KC Tyagi on Friday, adding that the party had rejected the inducement. Tyagi, one of the senior most politicians in Nitish Kumar's JDU, told The Indian Express that the party had …

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